Explanatory models of hypertension among Nigerian patients at a University Teaching Hospital

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-629

  Taylor, Kelly D ^a   Adedokun, Ayoade ^b   Awobusuyi, Olugbenga ^b   Adeniran, Peju ^c   Onyia, Elochukwu ^d   Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c DocSays Integrated Services   (Nigeria)

^d FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanatory models; Hypertension; Illness representations; Nigerians; Qualitative study; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HYPERTENSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SOFTWARE;

AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84876151488     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2013.771151     Document Type: Article

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